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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

The ladies having In charge the bill pro
yllng TIE establishment for the training
school for girls have enlarged their plans
IN include boys also, This bill has been
repeatedly commended by the press 10 the
good Offices Of the legislature, and now that
rs scope has been enlarged, tits safe 10 say
lis popularity will be In no wise lrssrned
with the public, The subject Of manual
training Is one that every man who has
witnessed IN decline Of the apprenticeship
system aud knows the difficulty the youth
of both sexes have In acquiring me.
chanlcal knowledge and skill Of hand Ia
earn their own living will heartily second
IL Is demanded both because OF the OBJ
stacles In the way Of the young people VINO
desire 10 learn trades especially In the
great industrial cen'ers), as well MS by the
growing Importance Of higher skill and
and some art knowledge applicable to
manufacturers on the part OF American
artisans. America ought 10 produce her
own art manufactures, but she never VIII
produce the highest ART work until her arti'
sans are taught 10 make them. This is the
province Of the manual training schools
and art schools, which the most advanced
practical educators, not irretrievably wed
ded 10 the classic education fetish, com
mend. Such schools are now possible to
those VINO can pay for an education, but for
those unforunates who cannot, there Is
nothing left but the street and degradation
II, as In thousands of cases II happens, that
they cannot enter a snop 10 learu trade
This is the class the bill aims 10 relieve
and II is believed il has the support of
every one who has taken the pains to In.
vestigate the subject.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

high order and were listened TO by an au
dience that filled the House 10 oyeihn"ng
The whole Of Thursday was devoted 70
,he consideration Of "A resolution 10y ruler
ON the subject of convict labor The am
entities surrounding the question have
nrnyed quite insurmoUntsble thus FAR; no
one has proved equal 10 the emergency
which l., how 10 amuse the SOOo or more
conyic,s nf the state, aud at the same uhi,'
relieve the treasury Of the enormous WN o'
snnnorting them In idleness. Fuller pro.
no.ed that the commissioners he authorized
10 20 ahead aud let the labor OF the con
victs by contract as heretofore, without rel
erence 10 the amendment prohibiting u,
and force the opponents OF the con'rac'
system o. begin the action that shall force
a decision 10y the Supreme Court ON Tue
question whether the amendment was
legally adopted or not The arguments
covered the whole day In the House Tue
vote was on "A substitute by lierringtoh'
which virtually commits the Legislation 20
the amendment. IL was carried ny Nv
ayes 10 % noes. All La Sale county
members voted for the substitute
The bill for Chicago Encampmeh'
ground has received black eye In com
mit,ee, the proposed appropriation having
been rejected. ,L.oL
The senate comm ttee has reported Daek
A bill compelling coal operators 10 make
semi monthly payments oil wages
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26
Vicinity Items.

Mr. Summer Anderson is tie rev pos.mas
ter at Plano. deEGcrst who succeeds Mr..
| Graham.
DR. James Gond, o. Streator, has re ceiyej
his commission as assistant state veterinar.
ian.
On Wednesday, some brute in human
form fearfully assaulted Mary Hicks, g girl
| II years old, who was.returnng from an err
rand and was caught by the monster in a
lonely place. Her life a, last accounts Has
dispsried Of
The Wenona coal company is about TO
erect fifteen dwelling houses for the accom-
mediation Of miners families
Notwithstanding there 80 four daily pa
pers in Streator, . farmer who had a COW to
sell, took a half sheet of note paper and
some wash blue and wrote his "ad' upon it
and hung it in the post Office Yet he was
not far from sensible. How many daily
papers are taken outside Of the corporation
| lines Of either Streator or Ottawa?
A. o. Marshall of Joliet, has been appoint
Ell receiver of the Locey Coal mine, near
Spring Valley.
The Peoria Co. board Of supervisors offer
1886 900 cash for the sta te fair besides the old
fair grounds, POI acres of land contiguous to
that city, estimated as being worth $4,000
u $4,000 more. The time is not far off
,ha ota &c III - oata
this expensive institution, and towns bid.
ding for its permanent location may as
include an estimate of its funeral expenses.
James G. Strawn, cousin of the numer.
Gus Strawn families Of this region, a promi-
nent cattle buyer of Morgan Co, H., died
last week.
The people Of Pecstonica, last week satur-
ated q saloon with kerosene and burnt il
down. 1t was their only saloon too.
A bill was passed and will become law,
n Illinois, prohibiting the sale of tobacco TO
minors.
Another wolf scalp sharper came to grief
last week at Sterling, Whiteside Co. He got
three years in the pen, at Joliet,
The contest at the municipal election at
Mobile, this spring, will not be political,
but high or low license-Sl 900 for high and
$500 for low, will be the issue
Representative Brown of Ed wards Co. died
at Springfield, on Monday evening, of pneu-
monia.
The old court house at Joliet, belongs to
the city, and it is an elephant on their hands.
They cant keep it where it is and they can
hardly give it away.
j. o. Adams Of Marseilles, has received a
patent on wind mill and pump-head.
S,reator has organized musical society.
j. Geraghty of Streator, will be csndi-
date for the msyorsfty of that city, nj the
spring election.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26
NEMa ITFMs.

Women have been given the right 10 vote
a, Nil III .nicipal elections In Kansas.
The farmers OF Dakota are organizing
Farmers Alliance, 10 unite the farmers OF
the country for their protection against
class Legislation, the encroachment of con
cen,rated capital and the tyranny OF mo
nopoly" The new movement differs from
the efangers 10 that 1t proposes 10 be polit
ical in It's aims and actions
At the recent joint convention OF Goa
miners and operators, At Columbus, Ohio
the following scale III prices were agreed
upon for llinoe Wilmington, 9j; Strea
tor 90, Grape Creek, IS, La Sale. 80,
Bloomington, %; Mt Olive, Staunton and
Psna, 56i Springfield and Lincoln, 80
Nation, rs; Minonk and Wenona, 30
Districts Peoria and Canton, 70, Spring
field, 40, with an increase oi five cents
from May LIST to Nov. lst, 1887, and an
other increase of five cents from Nov lst
1897 to May lst, 1888.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26
TARIFF REFORM, NO. z,

The last sophism of the protectionist
which we shall notice is, protection is
necessary TO protect the free American
labor against the pauper labor of Europe"
There are so many heads to this sophism
that one hardly knows where to hit first.
This sophism is used by men who are
constantly importing the "pauper labor "
Of Italy, Bohemia, Poland, Canada, Ireland
and every country on earth, where cheap
labor can lie obtained, regardless of the
quality of the men imported, or of the in
terests of the men with whom they are
made to compete.
The iron workers of the whole United
States, except In the newly developed fields
Of the South, are foreigners, often imported
under contract They receive the astonish-
Ing average of eighty.tno cents day. If
one remembers that some of the skilled
laboreis In the iron mills get very high
wages. he will naturally conclude that the
majority Of the workers get considerably
less than Ss cents a day. The American
element Is almost entirely crowded out Of
the New England wooden and cotton and
paper mills. Lowell no longer can beast of
Its intelligent American factory girls who
edited the Lowell Offering" which at
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

James Russell Lowell, ex.minis,er to the
Court OF ~. James, treated the Chicagoian'
to n genuine surprise party on last Tuesday
evening. IL has come 10 be quite the proper
thing of late 10 honor Washington's Birth
day by political post prandial outpourings OF
soul a, the heightened clubs of New York
Boston and other learned and cultured cen
tiers, where, inspired by the sparkle OF
champagne. Its pedantic professor, the
dilitante economist and the elegant mug
wump, are went to discourse on the beau.
ties Of practical politics-as they would
like 10 see them them In practice. There
we're several of these elegant gatherings in
the East on Tuesday; and the Union
League Club Of Chicago, not TO be ont.
done In their duty to the rising generation
of voters, prepared feast of reason for
themselves, and the pubic as well, by In.
yiting the poeticsl ex.minister to tell the
Chicago public and the great Northwest
what he knew of american Politics" /,
was believed that the author of the "Bige
low Papers" and the Commentator Ode, "
the minister to Spain and 10 England
could say something on that subject worth
hearing Not few admirers hereabou's
regretted that distance would force them
to be content with the daily press reports
of the lecture minus the oratOry of the lee.
turer. The preparations were elegant and
elaborate; the engraved programmes con.
tained an original patriotic poem, the great
organ Of Music Hall thrilled the soul with
our national anthems, the speaker appeared,
was Introduced as one who would inaugu.
rate series Of addiesses seeking TO intro.
duce higher political education as the
highest good of the community" and eX-
pectancy held breathess the vast audience
as the poet opened his lips to announce
that he had chosen for the subject of his
lecture-an Essay on Literary Criticism
and Some Personal Views Which Tend to
Dispute the Claim that Richard III. was
Written by Shakespeare" The author OF
the "Bigelow Papers" was somewhat of a
humorist, Apparently he has not gotten
over IT,"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26
Whs OTTAWA trss Grader
ottawa, H., Feb. 80, 1881.
Current Events .
Foreign News.


The centre OF the worlds attention for
,be week has been Berlin and the Germa,
Empire, where the elections for members
of the Reichs,ag have been held. Much
uuessiness Was ielt nj the possible defeat
of the Bismarck government The returns
however, indicate that SCI far AS regards the
Sep,enna,e, ar military proposals Oi the
government, the people have accepted them
Nv majority deemed decisive. This II Is
hoped Will relieve the warlike tension ex.
listing In France anu Germany, AS the re-.
turn of Sept-nnate msjurity insures the
continuance OF the German military sys
fem for another seven years, during which
France will not fin her old enemy unpre.
nared There IL general feeling Of relief
All over Europe, for M Won MOltke and
bismarck polntediy insisted that the rejec.
ton OF the Septennate meant war, now
"The Septennate means peace, Is on every
tongue,
Mondays dispatches report a possible
conflict between the Ameer Of Afghanistan,
an ally vi England, end Russia, In the far
east: while at the same time the situation
ri CDnstantinOple continue critical.
The London government has definitely
announced u postp0nement OF the proposed
coercive policy for the treatment of Irish
troubles. Evictions, however, continue. On
one occasion the officers found the tenant
ia bed, chaiued 10 heavy stone, sunk deep
In the earth They eiecteo him, the pro
ceedings being witnessed by large crowd
among whom there was intense excite
inent
On Wednesday portions of France, Italy
.oa Su,,zarl.pl va,e yigitpl NV severe
earthquakes, At Nice many were injured
by failing walls, at Savona ii persons
we're killed; at Cervo more than 100 were
buried In the ruins; At Diano- Marine scores
were killed ard hundreds injured. al
along the Med ter anean coast from Rome
90 Marseilles the shocks were felt and an
immense amount Of damage done 70 prop
erty.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

The Kendall Co. Record, (Rep.) says there
is no need Of one half the clerks, jsnitors,
policemen and other hangers-on. employed
in the capitol at Springfield. There are put
upon the pay roll by their Representatives and
senator's, and their salaries help to keep
down the surplus in the stste treasury. The
senate is composed Of 6fy one members and
this body employs eighty five men ana boys!
For the first twenty days it took 81, 800. so to
pay the employees Of the senate, while the
house got along on 4.94s for the same pur-
pose. When Sawyer, Brown and Rhein-
hardt get home, the people will probably ask
them some sharp questions about their fool
ishness in spending the peoples money.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26
WHEEL,-W.S Wheeler, the phOtograp her.
has been thinking Of new styles Of pictures,

WHRHL.-W.S Wheeler, the Photographic
has been thinking Of new styles Of pictures.
called the hair line,' and invisible"
The subject must first reduce himself TO
nothing or next to il, and then be took
lie tried it last week with bronchitis and
came near making u success Of himself, but
he Is better now.
sLoY,--Mr d. O 10y, of Monticello, III.
a promipen, manufacturer Of, and patentee
Of several superior varieties Of street pave
ment aud side walk tile, was in this city,
yesterday, on business.
G. W. AIR and Mrs. G. W. Armstrong,
Of Brookheld, were here and attended the
funeral Of Miss Reddck.
SURPRisEp.-On Tuesday evening, Feb
10Th, while Mr., and Mrs. Alfred A. Thatcher,
jr., Of Linn, Walworth county, Wisconsin,
were at one Of their neighbours, between
twenty-five and thirty Of the young people
taking possession Of their house, they then
sent one Of their number after Mr.. and Mrs.
T., who told them that he had left his broth
er and sister at their home, and wished
them to return with him. On arriving they
found their house filled with young folks
enjoying themselves as only young people
can. In the wee small hours they began to
prepare for departure, but before doing SO,
they presented Mr.. and Mrs. T. with an ele
g,nt settee. Ottawa people send congrs.ula
tons to their former residents.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26
sPRiNGfIEID DOISGs.

The most important bill of the present
session Of the Illinois Legislature Is tina,
Introduced on Tuesday by Mr.. Merit, to
punish conspiracy. In few. words /,
makes the mouthings and printed utter.
ances socialists, anarchists Fl id oanne genus,
which shall result In disorder, conspiracy
and punishable as such and Il shall not be
necessary that the parties ever came 10
gether or entered Into any agreement 10 nc.
c0snplish al unlawful or criminal act, but
the fact that they were actusted by similar
motives should be sufficient evidence.
Tuesday afternoon was devoted TO memo
rial EXERCISES In honor of Judge David
Dssis and senator Logan. Gov. Oglesby
presided and made the first address, fol.
loved By Lawrence Weldon. Gen Palmer
and others The addresses were all OF a
,NffafsiaNH q" %
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

A new newspaper, called The Capita
Ided, published at Springfield, in present
ing democratic slate for 1885, names Hon
James w. Duncan, of Ottawa, as a decid
eddy available candidate for the office OF
Secretary of State. There is no question
as to this gentleman's ability to fill this OF
any other office within the gift of the peo
pie of this county or congressional district
or the whole broad field of the Sucker
State, but being at the head of one of the
sblest law firms of the Illinois bar, 1t /,
not likely he will be tempted into the un
certain and still more unprofitable field OF
politics, Just at present at least.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

In Aurora, the graceless kids . break
into IN. school houses and steal the child
rem. books, which they cell down tovr for
tobacco and liquor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

ploy Il II she be allowed To- Before that
comes, however. the people of the Illinois
valley should he certain tina, they shall not
he placed In jeopardy 10 relieve Chicago
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-30
NO COUPONS IN HENRICO.
Liquor-Lieenses Granted yester.
day-PoIiticnI a ud Other Matters.

The Henrico County Court was en-
gagged yesterday hearing applications
TOR and granting liquor-licenses. There
were nine applications and as many
licenses issued, each allowing the per-
son TO whom it was granted 10 conduct
both bar and n retail-liquor business.
The licenses amounted 10 about $8l0,
and were all paid in money, lot cou-
pom being tshdered.
Frank Stcinbocl was admitted as
citizen of the United States; after
which the court adjourned over until
Monday, at which time Judge Miner
will appoint commissioners 10 assess
the land damage for the Government
road from the eastcn limits OF the city
20 the National cemetery, short dis
tance below Richmond.
4 Democratic mass-meeting will be
held at the county courthouse at IL
o'clock noon to-day 10 discuss the politi-
cal situation aud decide what course TO
pursue in the spring campaign. The
probability is that no nominations will
lie made The Republicans and Inde-
pendents are both expected to hold
meetings in the afternoon. Altogether
it promises to be quite lively day in
county politics.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-30
loTHER LOCAL on THIRD PAGE.

INTERESTING ITggs CoscERsfSG FOOTWEAR
Row TO CLoTRI THE FEET COMFORTABLY,
tnEAPLY, AND BEAUTiYULLY.-Ihis informa-
tion eau be fully obtained by yisit 10 HsLIxK
s Co. 5 shoe Emporium. 3l7 Broad street. Our
Mr.. G.. Heller, who established the business In
this city In 1859, is again with US, and would be
pleased 10 see his many friends.
The enormous quantity Of Shoes soId during
these many years enables us 10 know the wants
of the trade, and we may Justly ciaim that we
have n he,ter-selected stock Of Shoes. slippers,
&C.. than ever before. We have the RON to
exhibit our goods. and may proudly state that
ours is one Of the .fnesLaTranged shoe EstaD-
lishments in the country. HZLLEE A Co..
3l7 Broad street.
We have also full line Of Trunks, ssicheis,
and Nalises.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-30
LAW AS TO LICENSES.
THE YLAo-or-rRvCE LEersLAsIos tY
yRs1gRDAY.
How Licenses Are TO b Issued and PAID
For for the Nsxt Thirty
Days

Cn Wednesday soon after the two
houses of the General Assembly re-
convened after three. weeks recess
Mr.. Gordon, OF Albemarlc, introduced
in the Senate, and Mr. Dabney, Of the
same county, in the House joint reso-
luton prohibiting the granting Of
licenses fof the transaction OF any busi-
ness. OF the pursuit Of any occupation
or profession, or the employment of
any privilege for which license is re-
quired by law, for longer period than
from the date of the issuance OF such
license TO the ist day ofJune, 1887, and
prescribing the amount 10 be paid for
such licenses.
Under suspension Of the rules Mr..
Gordon's resolution WAS adopted imme-
diately and by him carried to the House,
where on Thursday il was concurred In
after being amended by the insertion
of the third section. The amendment
was agreed TO by the Senate yesterday
and the resolution sent 10 the Governor
who approved II at once.
As adopted it reads:
I, Resoirsd (the senate coucarrinsl. That foe
the transaction of HDv basinees or tae pursuit
OF any occupation or profession, or tho
enjoyment Of any privilege for the trans
action, pursuit. OF enl0yneat 0 whico
license Ia required by Law, no license
shall be grauied tor longer perio1 thsn
nom the date OF tie issuance Of such license
% the LIST day of Junc. 1855 but this shall not
affect any license already actually granted
which Il to take effect from tie ist day of NAY,
1857 In all other re- pccls licenses rhnu -
required under the same penalties, and grantee
az now provided by law, tut this shalt not 10
construed "a authorizing The q antins M conn-
iies, corporations. q: ilagatefial di-trlcr W
licenses which may no; now be lawfully grant
ed therein.
> The amount 10 he paid by every applicant
FOR license under Ills n-s0luucp shall ne one
twelfth Of the amount which such applicans
would be required to pay hut for the pasage
Of this resolution. Buf ttisresOlutiop shall net
be construed a. repcaling or amending. ef-
cept ~ herelnhefore ur,yiied, the revenue
laws Of this Commonwealth.
3 The fees and charges 10 be paid In obtain
ing licenses shall he a. heretofore. but when
license has been granted 20 any person fors
period not exceeding one month such person
shall not be required % Isy further fees and
charges for the renewal " such license ~ any
time prior TO May /, ihhN
4. This resolution shall be In force from its
pdeto oSts
Tie Dispatch is informed that in
Orange county all but five persons who
are required to take out licenses have
taken them ont, and that oil Of these
have paid in money. The five others
also promise 10 pay in money.
ACTION OF RICHMOND LIQUoR-DEALBRs.
At meeting of the Executive Com.
mittee of the Liquor-Dealers' Protec-
tive Association, held last night, il was
Rcsoipcd, as HC unanimous sense Of
ne ErecUtirc Committee, That it is
recommended To those who purpose
taking out State licenses beginning LIST
Of May and terminating the 3lst Of
May, 1887, that they pay the same in
money,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-30
ynxv rohaeco Contracf.

Myers Brothers q Co., tobacco man
ufacturers of this city, yesterday re-
ceived from the Navy Department at
Washington the papers officially IN
forming them that they had been
awarded the contract for furnishing to-
bacco to the navy. The contract Is
for 100, 900 pounds. This firm had the
same contract last year, and it does
them as we'll as Richmond credit that
from them and this market the tobacco
for another year is to be purchased.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-30
Light all NigIit.

At the next meeting of the Common
Council a report will be presented re-
commencing that the gas-lamps be
burned all night. This desirable inno-
yation comes with the Joint indorse-
ment of the Finance and Light Com
mittees.
A member of the Light Committee
stated yesterday to Dispdtch reporter
that it is the duty of the police to re-
port the lamp-lighters when the latter
fail 10 do their duty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-30
physicinnS' Fees.

Mr.. Waddill, of Henrico, has intro
duced in the House bill allowing 4
physician who is summoned to give
evidence before lunacy commission a
fee of s. for such service not 81 n
day. but s. for the entire service III
each instance. Latelythe law has been
so construed that the physician could
only draw the allowance of an ordinary
witness-50 cents-and this bill is to
make the fee statutory.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-30
AlnH IeAfiNnl.

Tie ladies of yenable-Street church,
assisted by the ladies OF tue Leigh
Street church, will hold festival at
Corcoran Hall during the week, begin
ming Monday, May 2d. A different
programme will be presented every
night, and no pains will be spared to
make the evenings pleasant and enter
tanning to those who attend. Refresh
ments in variety and abundance will
be provided at reasonable prices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-30
To Licemse.Iax PaNers.

l am prepared to pay license-taXes
in coupons, and guarantee full legal
protection, Notwithstanding the change
in time that licenses are to run from
twelve months to one month. advise
all persons having license-taxes to pay
to call ON me or any of my agents be-
fore they make their payments. They
will find it still more to their interest
to pay in coupons now than before the
law was changed. Apply to
j. Il. COOPER,
9ll Main street, Richmond, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-30
Annual Meetings.

The annual meetings of the Ira
vellers' Protective Association Board Of
Directors-W. ID. Simmons, er-o9icio
president Railroad Committee, Colo
mel w. A. james, chairman Legisla-
tive Committee, John s. Harwood,
chairman Hotel Committee, W. A.
Crenshaw, chairman Press Commit
tee, H. L. Hirshberg, chairman-will
be held at the American Hotel tonight.